lymphangioma /lym·phan·gi·o·ma/ (-o´mah) a tumor composed of newly formed lymph spaces and channels.
cystic lymphangioma,
cystic lymphangioma (sisˈ·tik limˑ·fan·gē·ōˑ·m
),
lymphangioma (limfanjēō´m
),
cavernous lymphangioma
1. a deeply seated lymphangioma composed of cavernous lymphatic spaces and occurring in the head or neck.
2. cystic hygroma.
cystic lymphangioma cystic hygroma.
| cystic lymphangioma n. A condition characterized by a fairly circumscribed group of several cystlike dilated vessels or spaces lined with endothelium and filled with lymph. |
cystic lymphangioma,
a cystic growth formed by lymph vessels, usually congenital and occurring most frequently in the neck, axilla, or groin of children. Also called cystic hygroma, lymphangioma cysticum.
cystic lymphangioma (sisˈ·tik limˑ·fan·gē·ōˑ·m
),n congenital condition in which the lymph vessels form a cystic growth; usually occurs in the groin, neck, or axilla. Also called
cystic hygroma and
lym-phangioma cysticum.
cystic hygroma and
lym-phangioma cysticum.
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Cystic lymphangioma.
lymphangioma (limfanjēō´m
),n a benign neoplasm of the lymph vessels characterized by lymph vessel proliferation.
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Lymphangioma.
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